- Author: Brooke Jacobs
All of the new additions to the FNRIC website, fruitsandnuts.ucdavis.edu, would not be possible without the hard work of our expert reviewers. With over 115,000 visits per year our website is an important source of information and outreach to the public in California. To meet high quality standards established by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and UC Davis the FNRIC requires a minimum of two expert reviewers per crop before new information is posted online.
We would like to acknowledge the contribution of our reviewers who span a wide range of backgrounds from growers, commodity groups, extension specialists, UC faculty, and farm advisors. We sincerely appreciate your willingness to take time out of your busy schedules to provide critical feedback and suggestions on all our new website content.
Expert reviewers:
Ted DeJong, Professor, Dept. of Plant Sciences at UCD
Vito Polito, Professor, Dept. of Plant Sciences at UCD
Chuck Leslie, Specialist in the UC Davis Walnut Breeding Program
Scott Johnson, UCCE Specialist Emeritus
Maxwell Norton, Merced and Mariposa County Farm Advisor
Louise Ferguson, UCCE Specialist
Janine Hasey, Sutter and Yuba County Farm Advisor
Joe Grant, San Joaquin County Farm Advisor
Steve Sibbett, Farm Advisor Emeritus
Bruce Lampinen, UCCE Specialist
Chuck Ingels, Sacramento County Farm Advisor
Craig Ledbetter, USDA ARS
Maria Badenes, Faculty at the Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias
Jeff Moersfelder, USDA ARS Germplasm Repository
Carolyn DeBuse, USDA ARS Germplasm Repository
John Preece, USDA ARS Germplasm Repository Director
Wes Hackett, Professor Emeritus and walnut consultant
Paul Mesple, fig grower with Mesple Farms and the California Fig Board
Brian Blain, pecan grower with Blain Farms and the California Pecan Growers Association
Bob McClain, California Pear Advisory Board
Kitren Glozer, Project Scientist, Dept. of Plant Sciences at UCD
Tom Gradziel, Professor, Dept. of Plant Sciences at UCD
Since Carolyn is no longer with us I would like to volunteer to replace her. Does that sound OK? - K
Do you need a subtropical reviewer?
Ben